From The Verge · Emma Roth · · 50s
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety
Eight US states accuse OpenAI of making ChatGPT unsafe for children and misleading customers about its safety.
In brief
Eight US states accuse OpenAI of making ChatGPT unsafe for children and misleading customers about its safety. Eight US states sued OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms children and the company falsely presented it as safe. Originally reported by The Verge.
Eight states sue OpenAI
Eight US states filed lawsuits against OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT is unsafe for children and misleading customers about its safety.
“OpenAI has devolved from its original mission as a public-first nonprofit that prioritized safety into a cautionary tale about what can happen when the development of a tool as powerful as AI is driven not by safety, but by a profit‑at‑all‑costs mindset that sidelines essential safeguards”
ChatGPT harms children
The lawsuits allege ChatGPT degraded critical thinking skills, encouraged paranoias and delusions, offered dangerous medical advice, and promoted unhealthy behaviors and relationships.
“dangerous to vulnerable users”
OpenAI claims safety measures
OpenAI says it has built industry-leading age-specific protections and will continue working with experts to improve ChatGPT safety.
“built industry-leading age-specific protections”
States seek penalties
The states want OpenAI to pay civil penalties, stop misleading customers about ChatGPT safety, and delete unlawfully collected personal data.
“force OpenAI to pay a series of civil penalties and to stop misleading the public about the safety of ChatGPT”
The main idea
Eight US states sued OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms children and the company falsely presented it as safe.
